Crime Rates at Proffitt Street, Walsall, WS2 8BB

Proffitt Street area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Proffitt Street (WS2 8BB) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower than the Birchills Leamore average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Proffitt Street (WS2 8BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cannon Street, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilton Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.